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Andrea Svicher1, Alessio Gori2, Annamaria Di Fabio1
1Department of Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures, and Psychology (Psychology Section), University of Florence, 50135 Florence, Italy.
The Sustainable Development Goals Psychological Inventory (SDGPI) reveals varying connections between interest, motivation, and self-efficacy across SDGs. SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) emerged as the most central goals.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Environmental Science
- Sociology
Background:
- The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) require understanding individual psychological drivers.
- A new tool, the Sustainable Development Goals Psychological Inventory (SDGPI), measures interest, motivation, and self-efficacy related to SDGs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the interrelationships between interest, motivation, and self-efficacy for each SDG using network analysis.
- To identify the most central SDGs based on these psychological dimensions.
Main Methods:
- Network analysis was applied to data from 417 Italian university students who completed the SDGPI.
- Two network structures were estimated: one for intra-SDG relationships and one for inter-SDG centrality.
Main Results:
- The first network analysis showed varied significant links between interest, motivation, and self-efficacy across different SDGs.
- The second network identified SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) as the most central nodes in the overall SDG network.
Conclusions:
- Psychological dimensions (interest, motivation, self-efficacy) are interconnected differently for each SDG.
- SDG 2 and SDG 7 appear to be pivotal within the psychological landscape of Sustainable Development Goals, suggesting targeted interventions.
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